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NewsPepper posts HD Hotel Babylon
Pepper has finished the HD post-production for Carnival Films' Hotel Babylon, an 8 x 60-minute drama about the indulgent activities in a five-star hotel. Pepper supplied the Adrenalines for offline editing done on location and senior editor Shane Warden oversaw the online, conform and VFX, ...
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Sky One secures award-winning Weeds
Sky One has secured the rights to a second season of Weeds, the dark comedy based around a suburban mum who resorts to selling weed to support her family. The news comes after Mary-Louise Parker picked up a Golden Globe in the best comedy actress ...
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Under Construction sells to Latin America
Indie Zeal Television has secured new deals in Latin America and eastern Europe for its house-building reality format Under Construction. Chile's Canal 13, has ordered 65 primetime episodes to be made by local producer Promofilm. Sales across the Latin American region are being handled ...
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Sci Fi beats BBC America to Dr Who rights
BBC Worldwide has finally sold the latest Doctor Who to a US broadcaster, with the Sci-Fi Channel picking it up. The channel, which is available in 85 million homes, has taken first-run rights to the first series and has optioned the second. The 13-part 60-minute ...
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Mobile TV figures add up, trial finds
Mobile phone users are prepared to spend over 20 minutes a day watching TV on their phones, according to the first set of results from the Oxford mobile TV trial.
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Vizrt acquires
Broadcast graphics company Vizrt is set to acquire asset management software developer Ardendo for almost£13m. The deal is expected to boost Vizrt's graphic-based service to provide the world's first multi-platform production system. Vizrt's clients include ITN, BBC Sports and Sky News.
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Root6 supports Blond Bond's first outing
Broadcast supplier and reseller Root6 has won the contract to provide editorial support on the latest Bond film, Casino Royale. The film, which goes into production this month, marks the debut of 'Blond Bond' Daniel Craig. It will be the third Bond feature supported by ...
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Lost set to lose slot in C4 schedule move
Channel 4 has decided to push forward its airing of the second season of US hit Lost, meaning the drama series will probably have to find a new timeslot. The broadcaster confirmed the second series of the Disney show, currently airing in the US, would ...
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Hughes takes role at C4 entertainment
Freelance producer Nana Hughes has joined Channel 4 as a deputy commissioning editor for entertainment. Hughes, who started this week, reporting to head of entertainment Andrew Newman, has worked on C4 shows 8 out Of 10 Catsand V Graham Norton ...
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Ten Alps pays£1m for indie
Ten Alps, the indie backed by Sir Bob Geldof, this week paid around£1m for indie Hart Ryan Productions in a move to further expand its factual output.
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Tantrums and tiaras
Following Paul O'Grady's shock defection from ITV to Channel 4 last week, Paul Revoir offers a list of top 10 tips for keeping your star talent content with their lot and not in any hurry to jump ship to a rival.
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Profile: Liam Keelan - ITV's new daytime signing
ITV's new head of daytime, Liam Keelan, faces the task of finding fresh talent for the lunch and teatime slots and filling the hole where O'Grady used to be.
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NewsSalmon quits after Tinopolis takeover
TV Corporation chief executive Peter Salmon has decided to quit following the takeover of the company by Welsh indie Tinopolis.
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NewsJackson to target stars
Paul Jackson, ITV's new director of comedy and entertainment, is to launch a comedy talent offensive when he joins the network next month - with major BBC stars such as Jonathan Ross said to be on the hit list.
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Sky could offer broadband PPV
BSkyB is considering offering its content to non-subscribers through pay-per-view platforms such as the soon-to-launch Google Video Store.
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NewsHoliday Showdown returns with just 2.8m
The return of Holiday Showdownlast night brought little cheer to ITV1 with the first outing drawing only 2.8 million (12.2%) at 9pm, fewer than Channel 4 or BBC1.
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NewsITV eyes up CanWest's stake in TV3
ITV is being tipped to buy CanWest's 45% stake in Irish broadcaster TV3, which the Canadian company is hoping to offload for around£68.5m.
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NewsIndies line up for Five cricket tender
8am:Five has put the production contract for its England cricket test highlights deal out to tender to the indie sector, with Sunset + Vine and TWI believed to be the frontrunners.
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NewsMobile TV catches on
Mobile phone users are prepared to spend over 20 minutes a day watching TV on their phones, according to the first set of results from the Oxford Mobile TV trial.
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NewsITV sells O21 for£4.5m
ITV has sold its outside broadcast arm, 021 Television, to Gravity Media Group (GMG) for£4.5m.